Basics of Solfége with Mi, So, and La – Solfége Lessons for Music – Mi So La

Basics of Solfége with Mi, So, and La is an all-in-one interactive music lesson which guides students through the sights, sounds, and feel of Solfége using Mi, So, and La in music. This PowerPoint slideshow uses real-life images, video, and play-along audio to keep elementary students meaningfully engaged with Solfége syllables Mi, So, and La. It’s great for introductions, practice, or review.

 

This resource is perfect for:

• elementary music teachers
• student teachers
• homeschoolers

 

⚠️Please note that this is the next level in the Basics Series, and is not part of the original Basics Bundle. ⚠️

 

⚠️ Available in Google Slides! ⚠️

 

INTRODUCTION

• main menu with clickable links
• simplified definition of Solfége

 

MAIN MUSIC CONTENT with REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES

► slides featuring audio examples so that students hear mi, so, and la

folk song recordings of Bounce High, and Doggie Doggie

interactive piano; students tap the keys to hear mi, so, and la

students tap the pitches to hear them on the trumpet, recorder, xylophone, and guitar

students hear mi, so, and la on water glasses

students hear mi, so, and la on timpani

 

► slides featuring real-life images and videos so that students see mi, so, and la

video of Bounce High on a xylophone

video of Snail, Snail on handbells

video of Doggie, Doggie on ukulele

video of Plainsies, Clapsies on a pitch ladder

video of Doggie, Doggie with Curwen Hand Signs

video of mi, so, and la sight reading exercise

video of Snail, Snail with standard notation

 

► slides with play-along audio so that students feel mi and so

singalong for folk songs Bounce High and Doggie, Doggie

composing slide where students create their own mi/so/la patterns

playalong with the recorder, xylophone, handbells, or other instrument of your choice using mi/so/la

singalong with patterns of mi/so/la using Curwen Hand Signs

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE PRE-QUIZ AND POST-QUIZ for ASSESSMENT

► 5 multiple choice-questions as a pre-quiz

► 5 multiple choice questions as a post-quiz

• students click on the answer and receive immediate feedback

► 4 bonus challenge questions

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

• how to play the audio and video links
• general tips for sequencing the lesson

 

TO SEE EVERYTHING FROM THE BASICS SERIES, CLICK HERE

 

FOR MORE DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES, CLICK HERE

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